Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-14
a CRAFTY WOMAN.
one OF the Greatest Confidence Opera.
tors OF Her Timc-IIow She De-
ceivcd an Old Man.

= ceived an Old Man. .
{ A Philadelphia dispatch of Nov 20 tc
| THE Nco IoH Times says: Charlie.
Da' ton Talmage brought his romatiC
anu peculiar connection with the no.
{ torious adventures, Mrs. Annie Wall
, ingtord, to most dramatic climax this
/ afternoon, when he appeared as II wit
, ness in "A suit affecting his interests
which was on trial before Judge Fell.
lie testified 10 the fraudulent and crafty
methods 10y which the subtle adven-
turesS got him in her tolls and secured
from HIM az assignment of all he own
cd on earth. The old mans frame
shook with excitement and his voice
ircmblcd with emotion as he declared
III was fraud and cheat. | never
owed her a cent OF the $4,000 said
10 have been Il consideration for the
assignment. She has robbed me of
so 600. She has seventeen hus bands
and twenty different names" Mr.
Ialmage said he knew whereof he
spoke, and his knowledge was acquired
by long and bitter experience
The public has had only scraps and
inklings of the most remarkable chap
ter in the life of the woman who is
easily entitled TO the distinction of be-
lng one OF the greatest confidence
operators of her time. She met Charles
-. Ialmage in Paris in 1873, and their
relations soon became quite intimate.
In less than year there was q quarrel.
an exchange OF rings and gems. a
lawyer put things in shape and the two
actors IN the drama separated. Six
years elapsed before they came to-
gcthcr again. The meeting was in a
/ clearinghouse in New York, where
both were living. Mrs. Walngford
has concealed the ravages Of time " tn
cosmetics and tawny wig. and for
nearly a week she passed before Mr..
Iamagc's inattcntive eyes unrecoo-
med and unknown. Meanwhile She had
taken the measure of her intended victim
and formed plans which contemplated
nothing less than the getting possession
OF his entire fortune. When the time
was ripe She revealed herself, brought
up pleasant memories of the past, and
prevailed upon the old man to 20 ana
1--we with her IN a Hat on Sixth avenue.
near IWenty-eight street Then she
commenced 20 carry out her wcll-plan-
ned schemes. She knew that al an
earlier period of his life Mr.. Talmage's
mind had been unsettled, and that he
was constantly in more or lSss dread of
q recurrence Of his mental malady
which might land him in mad-housc.
This was the string on which she play
ed. She discovered that ComsclorS
George w. Arundel and Il. O. Moon. of
tins city. had N their possession about
-, 900 which they had recovered in Il
suit IN which they had acted as Tai
IMAGES counsel. To get this money
was her first object. With all the IN
iiuence she had over her dcludcd vic
tim this seemed an easy task She told
HIM that MessrS. Arundel and Moon
were his enemies and would conlne
him in an insane asylum if he came 10
Philadelphia. She assured him that
his relatives and friends had already
instituted proceedings TO have him de-
clAred u luuatic. She hired mcu 10
track him on the streets If New York.
and then pointed them out to him ~
detectives sent over to cntrap him and
get him back TO Philadelphia. BY
these means she persuaded him that he
could not safely come 10 this CITY The
quest on then arose how he was 10 get
the money from Mr.. Arundel To this
she proposed an easy answer. There
was nothing 10 prevent her coming to
therefore give her a
judgment note and let her collect il
from the attorneys. Talmaec still hes
tatcd. 80 he was taken to LAWYERS
'ilicc and browbeaten into acqucs-
.cnce.
Past experience had taught the adj
'cuturcs> caution, and she fortified her \
POSITION until il seemed imprcgnable
Not satisfied with getting Talmage', !
ignaturc 10 a Judgment note for -. 400. J
he also made him sign IN affidavit
Eating that the judgment was for bor- {
owed money and that he had no de- '
cusc To 1t of any KIND or sort. Fear j
al that this might not bind his real cs-
a;c She took IN addition an assignment L
i ail his property. Besides all this she n
-ot hm TO write her letter. dated t.
u 1879. admitting that hc owed her ?
aoncy TO give this paper the proper b
ppcarancc OF aye She explained that b
ne would dip 1t in tea and carry it i'm Fl
or pocket for awhile. These papers p
Nv btONEhA Oil 10 i llllaUplDnla ana ~
pread upon the records of the common II
lcas court No. 3. No Philadelphia Il
Iwycr would assist i'm the conspiracy. "
D that she was obliged TO act her own :;
ttorney until she brought lawyer N
yer from New York with her She W
sued an attachment against Mr.. Arun- h'
Ell, and expected that she would get is
Ioney Immediately. Mr.. Arundel sur TO
riscd her by making a most vigorous
nd persistent defense. Without hav-
y any precedent for his action he
God between the woman and his for -.
er client, held on TO the money in spite .
the orders and protests of the latter. Ill
ld was fully sustained by the court. NJ
r.. Wallingford made repeated efforts OF
force him to give the money up. but III
Is always baked. Finally she got hi
sgusted and kicked Talmage out of ~
e flat. This was just what Mr.. Arun- ,i9
i had predicted TO the court that she g.,
ould do rs soon rs she found herself a.
lable to get the money Mr.. Talmagc co
ell came on TO Philadelphia- and AR !